Two men arrested after motorway chase left police officer injured

Two men have been arrested after a motorway chase on the M61 saw a police car smash into the central reservation and flip over.
The men, arrested by Greater Manchester Police, are a 35-year-old man from Ashton-under-Lyne near Manchester on suspicion of two counts of failing to stop at the scene of an accident, dangerous driving and drink/drug driving.
The other a 22-year-old man also from Ashton-under-Lyne arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and failing to stop at the scene of an accident. Both have been bailed until Tuesday, November 29.
The incident on October 3, saw a police car –... read more

Related news

Two men were arrested after quad bikes were seen being ridden anti-socially in Kirkby yesterday.
A group of men were reported to police at around 2am when the stolen bikes were seen near Shevington’s Lane.
Officers and the police helicopter were sent...

Around 1am on August 4 two men were assaulted in Dalkeith Street.
A 20-year-old man has since been arrested on suspicion of assault and has been released under investigation.
Police are appealing for anyone who may have witnesses this crime to contact...

A man in Tesco in Holywell threatened two men with a screwdriver yesterday.
North Wales Police were called to a 'disturbance' involving three men in the supermarket at 12.15pm on Tuesday.
A statement from the force said they believed the suspect...

An inquest into a fire which led to the death of two men will resume today.
Bernard Hender, 19, and Doug McTavish, 39, died in a blaze at a flat in Ancaster Square, Llanrwst, Conwy county, in October 2014.
A hearing was heard earlier this year in...

A police officer was recorded grabbing an arrested man by the throat and then later spraying him in the face with pepper spray while he was handcuffed in the back of a patrol car, prosecutors say.
Video footage recorded on another officer’s body...

This is the moment a kind-hearted Liverpool police officer stepped in to help a woman who was unable to pay for her food.
The man – described as a “gent” by onlookers – was spotted waiting for his meal in a takeaway on Thursday night.
A woman who...